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Today marks the opening of the International Book Fair in Paris, the largest industry event in Francophone countries. The organizers are counting on around 160,000 visitors, based on previous years’ numbers.

British libraries have received over a thousand copies of books by Polish authors. This is part of the “Polish Bookshelf Project,” carried out by the Book Institute, the Polish Embassy, and the Polish Institute in London, in cooperation with the Literka Association, European Welfare Association, and the Polish Educational Society.

Penguin Books has slotted Witold Szabłowski's Dancing Bears for March 2018. Meanwhile, Harper's Magazine will be publishing a fragment of the book in its February 2018 issue. Have a look at: http://bit.ly/2EqbqcC. The translation was done by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.

We encourage you to read the text of Magdalena Brodacka - "Biblioteka Publiczna" monthly, No. 2/2018 - presenting the idea and describing the course of the "Biblioteka Nowa w Drodze" organized by the Polish Book Institute, which took place in two autumn editions in 2017 as a traveling seminar in several libraries of the Czech Republic.

The Polish Book Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute London and the Polish Cultural Institute New York are now accepting nominations for this year’s edition of the FOUND IN TRANSLATION award, honoring the best translation of Polish literature into English in 2017.